Daily Archives: March 8, 2005

The San Antonio Mayor’s race

I mentioned recently that the next election of any major consequence will be the San Antonio city elections, to be held on May 7. Via Dos Centavos, here’s an introduction to the leading contender and probable breakout star of the … Continue reading Continue reading

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HB2 will raise your taxes

Remember how I said that “revenue neutral” can still mean winners and losers, and that there could be more losers than winners? Take a look at this document (PDF) from the Legislative Budget Board. Every family taking in less than … Continue reading Continue reading

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Where are those critics of which you speak?

You’d think that a story whose headlines refer to a “bumpy road” and the fact that “its critics” are watching might actually contain a statement or two from those critics, but you’d be wrong. Instead, we get a long piece … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles | 2 Comments

How did Andy know?

Greg Moses continues his in-depth look at the original documents in the Heflin challenge, and discovers that some of the voters whom Andy Taylor claimed were illegal were not in the official list that Paul Bettencourt compiled, which leads to … Continue reading Continue reading

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Perry versus the blogs…again

Call me crazy, but I have to wonder why one of Rick Perry’s spokespeople is responding to a blog post about some silly award he won. I mean, doesn’t he have other things to worry about, like, you know, school … Continue reading Continue reading

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Bloggers urged to chill

Via Dwight Silverman, FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub has a message for us. Bloggers of America, chill. Reports of a Federal Election Commission plot to “crack down” on blogging and e-mail are wildly exaggerated. […] I can’t speak for my colleagues, … Continue reading Continue reading

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